"Fox broadcasts the World Series, too, but is it any less of a World Series because it's on Fox? Ask the fans in St. Louis, or Anaheim, or Boston," the Ohio Democrat said in a statement released by his campaign. "Lets face it, the race for the presidency is the World Series of politics, and here you have three candidates for President who are admitting that not only can they not hit right-handed pitching, they're even afraid to step up to the plate and take a swing. Well, I'm one candidate for President who can hit any pitch anyone throws at me. And I'll be taking the field in Detroit this September with the Congressional Black Caucus."

Kucinich went on to say, "If staying on point is like getting on base, then I have an OPS of 1.06, much like Barry Bonds, except my performance enhancer is my love for the legislative process. I'm a contact hitter who'll drag bunt or Baltimore chop my way to scoring position if I have to. It's Game Seven, 3 and 2 in the bottom of the ninth in America. Do you know what it's like to brush the dirt off of home plate in front of 50,000 screaming fans, eyeblack clogging your pores, athletic support riding your crotch as the pitcher sends a 94 mph brushback straight for your head? Well, do you?"